Marty Napoleon (June 2, 1921 – April 27, 2015) was an American

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pianist. He replaced Earl Hines in Louis Armstrong's All Stars band in 1952. In 1946 he worked with

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and went on to work with his uncle

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, a trumpeter, in Phil's Original Memphis Five. In the 1950s he also worked with his brother Teddy Napoleon, a pianist, and from 1966 to 1971 he performed with Armstrong again. One highlight of his work with Armstrong was a swing version of "Sunrise, Sunset", from the musical ''Fiddler on the Roof''. Napoleon was born Matthew Napoli in Brooklyn to Sicilian immigrants; he later legally changed his name.

Discography

As leader

* ''Marty Napoleon Swings and Sings'' (

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, 1955) * ''Marty Napoleon and His Music'' (Stere-o-Craft, 1958) * ''The Napoleon Brothers: A Rare Musical Vintage'' (Herald, 1958) * ''Lionel Hampton Presents: Who's Who In Jazz Louis Armstrong Alumni'' ( Who's Who in Jazz, 1977)

As sideman

* Louis Armstrong, ''Louis'' (Mercury, 1966) * Louis Armstrong, ''What a Wonderful World'' (Stateside, 1968) * Louis Armstrong, ''The Night Before Christmas'' (Continental, 1971) *

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, ''Fine and Dandy'' (Stash, 1981) *

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, ''Chubby Jackson Discovers Maria Marshall'' (Crown, 1961)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Napoleon, Marty 1921 births 2015 deaths 20th-century American male musicians 20th-century American pianists American jazz pianists American male pianists American people of Italian descent Dixieland jazz musicians American male jazz musicians